Every 200 years, it appears that a female descendant of Cahira O'Connor arrives upon a situation that demands actions above and beyond what is expected of a woman in that time period. Anika O'Connor is such a woman.
Fifteenth century Bohemia is the setting for this historical romance. The Catholic Church was selling free trips to heaven and clergy like John Huss were working to make the Truth available to the common man.. Anika of Prague was one of the copyists helping John Huss. She had lost her mother in a fire at age six and was being raised by her father, Ernan O'Connor, a copyist. He taught her to read--something forbidden by the Church--and also taught her to write.
When, at sixteen, her father is killed by a wealthy baron, she must run to escape being taken on by his son as a "servant," as most of these female servants were treated as chattel and raped at a whim! With the help of a retired knight, she adapts herself into a young man and offers herself to become a knight in Lord John's service.
Lord John is a follower of John Huss and working to help the Hussites spread the Gospel to local people, a dangerous venture at that time. He is older and the father of two sons--but also a widower much sought after by the wealthy young ladies in the region. As Anika learns how to be a knight, she also learns much about her master.
However, she is also drawing closer to being found out by her fellow knights-in-training. When it is learned that she can read and write, Lord John starts using her (him) to help copy John Huss's sermons to spread them throughout the kingdom, a strictly illegal business.
Then, her heart starts to get involved as she learns more about Lord John...So, we have a young woman dressed as a boy to avoid being made a pawn of a spoiled baron's son and training to become a knight for different reasons, while working to help John Huss spread the Truth to the rich and poor...
There are many twists to this beautifully written story. Many lessons that we can learn for today about steadfastness and taking a stand for our faith--no matter what. Above all, the love and provision of God for those who follow Him...no matter what persecution comes.
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